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The Legality of Daily Fantasy Sports Is in Gamble in Some States: a Closer Look at New York and Delaware's Response to This New(Ish) Trend View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Villanova University School of Law: Digital Repository Volume 24 Issue 2 Article 4 5-24-2017 The Legality of Daily Fantasy Sports is in Gamble in Some States: A Closer Look at New York and Delaware's Response to this New(ish) Trend Roni Mathew Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/mslj Part of the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Commons, and the Gaming Law Commons Recommended Citation Roni Mathew, The Legality of Daily Fantasy Sports is in Gamble in Some States: A Closer Look at New York and Delaware's Response to this New(ish) Trend, 24 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports L.J. 275 (2017). Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/mslj/vol24/iss2/4 This Comment is brought to you for free and open access by Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal by an authorized editor of Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Digital Repository. \\jciprod01\productn\V\VLS\24-2\VLS204.txt unknown Seq: 1 9-MAY-17 12:50 Mathew: The Legality of Daily Fantasy Sports is in Gamble in Some States: THE LEGALITY OF DAILY FANTASY SPORTS IS IN GAMBLE IN SOME STATES: A CLOSER LOOK AT NEW YORK AND DELAWARE’S RESPONSE TO THIS NEW(ISH) TREND I. WHO PUT THE DAILY IN FANTASY SPORTS? While daily fantasy sports (“DFS”) has gained popularity and publicity only in recent years, it has been around for nearly a dec- ade.1 Operating under the radar for quite some time, DFS’s growth can largely be linked to the emergence and efforts of the now rec- ognizable “market leaders,” FanDuel and DraftKings, two compa- nies incorporated in Delaware.2 FanDuel was established in January 2009, whereas DraftKings formed three years later in 2012.3 Al- though they have competed in the past for the number one spot, having similar valuations, these titans decided to merge be- cause of the costs of handling looming issues surrounding the legality of DFS.4 This Comment explores some of these legal 1. The Evolution of the Daily Fantasy Sports Industry, ROTOGRINDERS, https:// rotogrinders.com/static/daily-fantasy-sports-timeline [https://perma.cc/LJ2W- RYQ5] (last visited Oct. 16, 2016) (“While [DFS] has enjoyed explosive growth since 2013, the industry’s origins can be traced back more than a decade. The concept for DFS was discussed throughout the 2000’s, with the first gaming sites being founded in 2007.”). 2. See id. (noting how FanDuel and DraftKings have formed business relation- ships with major sports leagues and corporations, including National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), NBC, and Comcast). See gener- ally Kirby Garlitos, FanDuel Wins Legal Battle with DraftKings; NFL Imposes Rule on Fantasy Sports Ads, CALVINAYRE.COM (Mar. 26, 2015), http://calvinayre.com/2015/ 03/26/sports/fanduel-wins-legal-battle-with-draftkings-nfl-imposes-rule-on-fantasy- sports-ads/ [https://perma.cc/ 24U2-DCQ7] (touching quickly on DraftKings’ and FanDuel’s state of incorporation). 3. See The Evolution of the Daily Fantasy Sports Industry, supra note 1 (providing R timeline). 4. See Dustin Gouker, FanDuel vs DraftKings – Who’s Number 1 in Daily Fantasy?, LEGAL SPORTS REP. (last updated Feb. 13, 2017), http://www.legalsportsreport. com/3832/fanduel-or-draftkings/ [https://perma.cc/AU8S-6KWG] (comparing services and operations of FanDuel and DraftKings); Dustin Gouker, DraftKings’ CEO Says Company Has Passed FanDuel for No. 1 in Daily Fantasy Sports, LEGAL SPORTS REP. (Aug. 15, 2015, 10:30 PM), http://www.legalsportsreport.com/3387/draft kings-leads-fanduel-in-dfs-ceo-says/ [https://perma.cc/3P6Z-3WQV] (detailing DraftKings’ progress); see also Dustin Gouker, For DraftKings, FanDuel and Daily Fan- tasy Sports, What a Difference a Year Makes, LEGAL SPORTS REP. (Aug. 29, 2016, 7:56 AM), http://www.legalsportsreport.com/11240/draftkings-fanduel-dfs-2016/ [https://perma.cc/8BV8-ANTK] (describing other DFS sites and noting how Ya- hoo! Sports is “clear No. 3”). FanDuel and DraftKings wanted to merge because “[l]obbying and legal costs had damaged both companies’ bottom lines.” Joe Drape, DraftKings and FanDuel Agree to Merge Daily Fantasy Sports Operations, N.Y. TIMES (Nov. 18, 2016), http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/19/sports/draftkings- (275) Published by Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Digital Repository, 2017 1 \\jciprod01\productn\V\VLS\24-2\VLS204.txt unknown Seq: 2 9-MAY-17 12:50 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal, Vol. 24, Iss. 2 [2017], Art. 4 276 JEFFREY S. MOORAD SPORTS LAW JOURNAL [Vol. 24: p. 275 issues.5 Moreover, the merger requires federal regulatory approval, but will likely close in late 2017.6 But what exactly is DFS?7 In contrast to traditional fantasy sports, which typically last full seasons, DFS contests last anywhere from one day to two or three days depending on the sport.8 To participate, individuals create an account on a DFS website and then deposit money into that account to enter a sports contest of their choosing—their “entry fee.”9 Participants next create their own individualized rosters, drafting athletes whose prices vary de- pending on their real-life professional performance.10 The more “elite” an athlete is, the higher the athlete’s price will be.11 More than one person can have the same draft because a participant’s roster is independent of others’ rosters.12 Generally, there is a sal- fanduel-merger-fantasy-sports.html?_r=0 [https://perma.cc/9KPR-NYE5] (describ- ing merger as “one of necessity”); see also Alexandra Berzon, DraftKings and FanDuel Agree to Merge, WALL STREET J. (Nov. 18, 2016, 2:52 PM), http://www.wsj.com/arti cles/draftkings-and-fanduel-agree-to-merge-1479479405 (noting how both compa- nies have been having trouble with profitability recently due to “legal and lobbying bills”). For further discussion of the difficulties the companies have been facing, see infra notes 19–92 and accompanying text. R 5. For further discussion of the difficulties the companies have been facing, see infra notes 19–92 and accompanying text. R 6. See Drape, supra note 4 (clarifying that FanDuel and DraftKings will operate R independently until deal closes); see also Marc Edelman, Why Antitrust Regulators Could Block a DraftKings Merger with FanDuel, FORBES (Oct. 29, 2016, 9:29 AM), http://www.forbes.com/sites/marcedelman/2016/10/29/why-antitrust-regulators -could-block-a-draftkings-merger-with-fanduel/#2cf2f6f65c52 [https://perma.cc/ 96AR-RHMS] (indicating regulatory roadblocks merger may face). 7. For a discussion of how DFS works, see infra notes 8–16 and accompanying R text. 8. See Playing Daily Fantasy Sports for Dummies and er . You!, DAILY FANTASY SPORTS 101, http://www.dailyfantasysports101.com/basics/ [https://perma.cc/ 3AAH-J7NT] (last visited Oct. 16, 2016) (explaining how DFS contests for baseball and basketball differ from football). 9. See Zachary Shapiro, Regulation, Prohibition, and Fantasy: The Case of FanDuel, DraftKings, and Daily Fantasy Sports in New York and Massachusetts, 7 HARV. J. SPORTS & ENT. L. 289, 291 (2016) (giving an overview of DFS); see also DraftKings, 1-Day Fantasy Sports, DRAFTKINGS, https://www.draftkings.com/ [https://perma.cc/TW5 E-6KP2] (last visited Oct. 16, 2016) (prompting site visitors to join); FanDuel Combo 5-Pack, Up to a $50 Value: Play 5 Beginner Contests FREE, FANDUEL, https://www.fan duel.com/ [https://perma.cc/BB7R-9ZJA] (last visited Oct. 16, 2016) (advertising deal to gain new members). 10. See Shapiro, supra note 9, at 291 (describing how DFS sites and contests R generally work); Ken Belson, A Primer on Daily Fantasy Football Sites, N.Y. TIMES (Oct. 6, 2015), http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/07/sports/football/a-primer-on- daily-fantasy-football-sites.html [https://perma.cc/VRH4-ZEZ8] (noting that there are “high-dollar athletes and less expensive ones” and imparting tips for securing well-performing roster). 11. See Shapiro, supra note 9, at 291 (commenting how athletes’ costs vary). R 12. See Playing Daily Fantasy Sports for Dummies and er . You!, supra note 8 R (suggesting no limitation on how contestants may select athletes for their rosters https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/mslj/vol24/iss2/4 2 \\jciprod01\productn\V\VLS\24-2\VLS204.txt unknown Seq: 3 9-MAY-17 12:50 Mathew: The Legality of Daily Fantasy Sports is in Gamble in Some States: 2017] THE LEGALITY OF DAILY FANTASY SPORTS 277 ary cap for a DFS contest, “with each user allocated a fixed maxi- mum budget to spend on athletes for their team.”13 Participants’ teams then gain points depending on how their athletes perform during games.14 The more points a participant accumulates, the higher he or she will be on that DFS contest’s leaderboard.15 De- pending on the contest structure, payout is determined by where a participant ends up on the leaderboard.16 As DFS has become more and more popular, however, so have concerns about its legality.17 For much of its lifetime, DFS has been besides staying within salary cap). But see Rules and Scoring, FANDUEL, https:// www.fanduel.com/rules [https://perma.cc/8D2R-HPLM] (last visited Jan. 20, 2017) (noting that in addition to salary caps, FanDuel imposes “Lineup Restric- tions” in which gamers must “pick players from at least three different teams” and “may not pick more than four players from the same team”). For further discus- sion of salary caps, see infra note 13 and accompanying text.
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